Department of Psychology

Jeff Laurent, Ph.D.

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Education:

Dr. Laurent earned his B.A. in Psychology from Marquette University, his M.S. in Educational Psychology (School Psychology) from the University of Oregon, and his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (School Psychology) from the University of Texas at Austin. His dissertation was titled, “Differentiating Anxiety and Depression in School-Age Children: A Test of the Cognitive Specificity Hypothesis.”

Dr. Laurent’s research focuses on anxiety and depression in youth. He has developed two measures with colleagues, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children and the Physiological Hyperarousal Scale for Children that have been used by researchers around the world. Other research interests include issues related to adolescent alcohol use.

Laurent, J., Harbke, C.R., Blake, D., & Catanzaro, S.J. (2012). Differences in drinking expectancies and motives for general and special education high school students with emotional/behavioral disorders. Journal of Drug Education, 42, 13-32.